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of arming the syrians, finding those syrian moderates, those pro-western rebels fighting bashar al assad, that may be a new strategy on the part of romney as opposed to the obama administration which has been totally reluctant to arm any of the rebels in syria fearing those weapons could wind up in the hands of the so-called terrorist, the bad guys, if you will. that's a clear differentiation, but i think from the american political perspective, there's no great desire to get involved militarily on the ground or in the air for that matter in syria or elsewhere. >> all right. well, thank you very much. appreciate it. of course, we're fwog bring in fareed zakaria to talk about this. fareed in new york. of course, you were watching this as well, and one of the points that you brought up is that these two leaders, these two men really see eye to eye on a lot of foreign policy issues. the only one that we really heard that was different was what you had actually talked about and that was romney's stance on arming the syrian rebels. how does the united states go about doing that, because we kn
of arming the syrians, finding those syrian moderates, those pro-western rebels fighting bashar al assad, that may be a new strategy on the part of romney as opposed to the obama administration which has been totally reluctant to arm any of the rebels in syria fearing those weapons could wind up in the hands of the so-called terrorist, the bad guys, if you will. that's a clear differentiation, but i think from the american political perspective, there's no great desire to get involved...
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there is a belief that a lot of the assad military are using weapons they've got from iran. is that true? and how long will you continue to support assad given the appalling conditions, the humanitarian catastrophe that we are all watching? at what point do you, the president of iran, say enough of this violence? >> translator: i do believe that we must all say enough of this violence right now. six months ago, i said enough of this violence. our opinion, vis-a-vis the issue of syria and other nations, is completely clear. we do believe that freedom, the right to choose, the right to vote, respect and justice is the fundamental right of all people. all people must obtain these rights. no one has the right to restrict a people and nation, but we believe as a friend of nations, we must help the nations around the world to obtain these rights through peaceful paths, through peaceful actions, and we have worked hard. i am now hard at work to organize a contact group in order to bring the two sides into a point of national agreement. >> mr. president, do you condemn the level of
there is a belief that a lot of the assad military are using weapons they've got from iran. is that true? and how long will you continue to support assad given the appalling conditions, the humanitarian catastrophe that we are all watching? at what point do you, the president of iran, say enough of this violence? >> translator: i do believe that we must all say enough of this violence right now. six months ago, i said enough of this violence. our opinion, vis-a-vis the issue of syria and...
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. >> he was part of syrian president assad's brutal regime and now he's talking to cnn. >> how did assad's behavior change? >> translator: he seemed worried all day long. we rarely saw him smiling. he stared out the windows and was always anxious and tense. >> the tearian press officer give as firsthand account of what is happening inside the government. "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and fraudulence. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. [ male announcer ] fiber one. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. if we want to improve our schools... ...what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. side by side so you get the same coverage, oft
. >> he was part of syrian president assad's brutal regime and now he's talking to cnn. >> how did assad's behavior change? >> translator: he seemed worried all day long. we rarely saw him smiling. he stared out the windows and was always anxious and tense. >> the tearian press officer give as firsthand account of what is happening inside the government. "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and...
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there is no political organization to assad. so as bad as this is right now, we could make it a whole lot worse by dumping a lot of weapons in and then having a collapse and then having al-qaeda there taking over another base that we'll have to fight. so as painful as it is, there's a right way to do this if we want to help those who seek freedom and that is work the political opposition first before you start shoveling your weapons in. >> general clark and ambassador, you both made great points. and we have to move on our to fourth story "outfront," mitt romney speaking at length about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that killed ambassador stevens and three others and what he would do about the situation there. >> in libya, i'll support the libyan people's efforts to forge a lasting government that represents all of them. and i'll vigorously pursue the terrorists who attacked our consulate in benghazi and killed our fellow americans. >> eli lake has been out on the libya story from the beginning with what th
there is no political organization to assad. so as bad as this is right now, we could make it a whole lot worse by dumping a lot of weapons in and then having a collapse and then having al-qaeda there taking over another base that we'll have to fight. so as painful as it is, there's a right way to do this if we want to help those who seek freedom and that is work the political opposition first before you start shoveling your weapons in. >> general clark and ambassador, you both made great...
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it does not belong to the ss assad family. it i would like to express my thanks to everybody for taking the time. i would remind everybody it is a living document. i think we're accepting feedback. if people could review, give us constructive feedback. actionable feedback so we can continue to look at the document, we are also on twitter so if you are twitter users please follow us tda syria. look out for the hashtag. >> thank you. it this debate is going to continue among the audience and the people inside syria. we are planning to have -- online forum to start the debate among syrian people to keep getting the feedback we have facebook, we is already engage in the debate. [inaudible] we have people working for us. it's working inside the country to make sure that the -- [inaudible] we have the ground for implementation of the implementation inside the country. all your feedback, you can communicate with us by e-mailing us at [inaudible] thank you. >> thank you very much. i wonder as -- as we began our session this morning by
it does not belong to the ss assad family. it i would like to express my thanks to everybody for taking the time. i would remind everybody it is a living document. i think we're accepting feedback. if people could review, give us constructive feedback. actionable feedback so we can continue to look at the document, we are also on twitter so if you are twitter users please follow us tda syria. look out for the hashtag. >> thank you. it this debate is going to continue among the audience...
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the assad regime violated every point of the plan. the assad accepted to withdraw heavy military equipment from cities. that acceptance was more in the media than on the ground. the assad regime agreed to stopped shooting at unarmed citizens and that sounded well on cnn but on the ground there were snipers that took out citizens. it never mentioned that assad would later consider stepping down. the problem to reaching the six point of political dialogue is all the previous five points have been violated and therefore the assad regime will tell you it will accept a cease fire. immediately i can tell you with confidence that the assad regime is lying through itself teeth. >> i think also it is a credible threat. we need a credible threat for him to commit to any plan. that's what i think is really wanted. we can not just suggest for him and hope he will follow that. we need to be credible. >> you said it is the west who insist that assad step down. i would like to tell you no, it is the syrian people who want assad to step down. the wes
the assad regime violated every point of the plan. the assad accepted to withdraw heavy military equipment from cities. that acceptance was more in the media than on the ground. the assad regime agreed to stopped shooting at unarmed citizens and that sounded well on cnn but on the ground there were snipers that took out citizens. it never mentioned that assad would later consider stepping down. the problem to reaching the six point of political dialogue is all the previous five points have been...
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should help facilitate arming the rebellion against syrian president bashar al-assad and he said the president's restrained relationship between benjamin netanyahu has emboldened adversaries like iran. romney offered a different take on the palestinian conflict. monday he indicated he would work to resolve it. >> finally, i'll recommit america to the goal of a democratic prosperous palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with the jewish state of israel. >> reporter: now, romney's got momentum, but there's another thing he's got, and that is enthusiasm among his supporters. in that pew poll that you mentioned, norah, listen to this statistic. back in june and july, among romney's supporters, it was in the 30s of people who strongly supported him. now today, that number of strongly support is 67%. >>> rudy giuliani ran for the republican nomination in 2008 and is a supporter of governor romney. pleased to have you, mr. mayor. >> charlie, good to be with you. >> when you look at this foreign policy speech, there were lots of criticisms of president obama, but few spe
should help facilitate arming the rebellion against syrian president bashar al-assad and he said the president's restrained relationship between benjamin netanyahu has emboldened adversaries like iran. romney offered a different take on the palestinian conflict. monday he indicated he would work to resolve it. >> finally, i'll recommit america to the goal of a democratic prosperous palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with the jewish state of israel. >>...
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and asked how could bashar al assad do this. i went to apologize to the syrian people because i worked for this butcher this killer regime. >> reporter: a tearful apology, but his sincerity is questionable, when coming from a man who admits to spending years lying for the syrian regime. ivan watson, cnn, istanbul. >> ivan watson, thank you. >>> u.s. consulate attacked, ambassador killed and now some lawmakers were demanding ansers from the obama administration over what exactly happened and that includes congressman jason chaffetz who just returned from libya. he'll join me live and tell me what he discovered next. it's hard to see opportunity in today's challenging environment. unless you have the right perspective. bny mellon wealth management has the vision and experience to look beyond the obvious. we'll uncover opportunities, find hidden risk, and make success a reality. bny mellon wealth management >>> it has been almost a month now since four americans were killed in libya, u.s. ambassador chris stevens, foreign service o
and asked how could bashar al assad do this. i went to apologize to the syrian people because i worked for this butcher this killer regime. >> reporter: a tearful apology, but his sincerity is questionable, when coming from a man who admits to spending years lying for the syrian regime. ivan watson, cnn, istanbul. >> ivan watson, thank you. >>> u.s. consulate attacked, ambassador killed and now some lawmakers were demanding ansers from the obama administration over what...
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tension in the middle east and a message to president assad to as turkey authorizes military action inside syria. >> this is not a mandate to wage war. it is so we can't prepare new development and protect our interests there. we are not declaring war on syria. >> mitt romney relaunched -- why the republicans are claiming victory at last night's u.s. presidential debate. >> coat ♪ >> love them, we do. 50 years ago today, the beatles released their first ever single. we look at how it holds up. decker packwood cause >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america to the problem. the turkish prime minister said today he had no intention of starting a war with syria. but the message is mixed and the tensions are high. the turkish parliament authorize military action against neighbor after syrian shells landed in the turkish town killing five civilians. >> lot this was not turkey's war, but the deaths of one family next to the syrian border have changed kuwait this country sees its neighbors conflicts. the government has called the strike from syria a final straw. left of the isn't family hoped.
tension in the middle east and a message to president assad to as turkey authorizes military action inside syria. >> this is not a mandate to wage war. it is so we can't prepare new development and protect our interests there. we are not declaring war on syria. >> mitt romney relaunched -- why the republicans are claiming victory at last night's u.s. presidential debate. >> coat ♪ >> love them, we do. 50 years ago today, the beatles released their first ever single. we...
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assad regime is unable to completely defeat the. sunni armed opposition on the other hand the sunni armed opposition is unable to. build to overthrow assad at the same time all we can see that moscow is keeping washington in check and we can see also regionally that saudi arabia egypt and qatar and turkey are are keeping iran in check and vice versa so it's essentially a stalemate i think that this conflict looks likely to drag on until exhaustion comes into play ok if i do so you're saying the biggest losers so far are the syrian people because outside forces are arming rebels. i think that the biggest losers are the arabs in general the arabs have been suffering from repeated wars in the region from the from from the one nine hundred eighty s. the lebanese civil war the iraq the iraq war the iraqi wars in the one nine hundred ninety s. then and now we have this so the arabs are continuously being undermined by these regional conflicts undermining their prospects for democracy for a forum for economic prosperity and until these reg
assad regime is unable to completely defeat the. sunni armed opposition on the other hand the sunni armed opposition is unable to. build to overthrow assad at the same time all we can see that moscow is keeping washington in check and we can see also regionally that saudi arabia egypt and qatar and turkey are are keeping iran in check and vice versa so it's essentially a stalemate i think that this conflict looks likely to drag on until exhaustion comes into play ok if i do so you're saying the...
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of friends of syria saying assad must go ok it's almost the cheer you're hearing right now how do you know there is a difference here between what the street believes i think and certain vested interests. i think that we look we have to distinguish two things one is diplomatic condemnation and actually taking active policies to depose the assad regime beyond economic sanctions and diplomatic condemnation we don't see western powers really doing much to overthrow the assad regime in addition i would also add that israel is not preoccupied with syria at all it's mostly preoccupied with the iranian nuclear program you barely hear any any comments from the israeli government on the current events in syria ok or maybe they're just preoccupied with the round my did what do you think about that i mean even if assad goes what changes in syria and no one ever talks about that scenario go ahead i think the one of the important is the regional aspect if we have a proxy war in syria this is the war scenario i think iran is a master full of making proxies in countries it made the proxy in lebanon
of friends of syria saying assad must go ok it's almost the cheer you're hearing right now how do you know there is a difference here between what the street believes i think and certain vested interests. i think that we look we have to distinguish two things one is diplomatic condemnation and actually taking active policies to depose the assad regime beyond economic sanctions and diplomatic condemnation we don't see western powers really doing much to overthrow the assad regime in addition i...
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of managing a post-assad transition. as jim mentioned, this event this morning is in many ways the culmination of a project that has been in gestation for about nine months and many similarities to other -- [inaudible] this event this morning is an opportunity for us to discuss a document the day after, which we have available for you to pick up upstairs both in arabic and in english on a cd. it contains strategies, ideas, recommendations for how syrians can cope with a broad range of challenges that are inevitably going to follow. the transition to a post-assad air of in syria. what is critical to stress as jim mentioned is that this is very much the product of deliberation and discussion and debate, sometimes quite heated debate, among a group of about 45 to 50 significant figures within the syrian opposition who came together every month for a period of six months to work through the idea -- the ideas that were presented in this document. what i would like to stress however in getting us started this morning is that w
of managing a post-assad transition. as jim mentioned, this event this morning is in many ways the culmination of a project that has been in gestation for about nine months and many similarities to other -- [inaudible] this event this morning is an opportunity for us to discuss a document the day after, which we have available for you to pick up upstairs both in arabic and in english on a cd. it contains strategies, ideas, recommendations for how syrians can cope with a broad range of...
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why would bashar al assad's regime f it did, make this video like this? and one expert on syria says it goes back to the very beginning when the assad regime tried to paint the opposition as control by jihadists and foreign-backed terrorists. >> the u.s. to date has been reluctant to buy into this narrative. and they have been very afraid of painting the entire opposition as an al qaeda-inspired revolt against the assad regime. however, this type of video would give credence and a grain of truth to assad's claims that there are very important extremists and jihadist elements operating within the opposition which would make any further action on behalf of the u.s. as regards to involvement in syria very difficult to make -- >> reporter: in other words, if the syrian rebels are dominated by groups that would kidnap and target americans, public opinion might sway against them and make it much harder for the americans to intervene in syria. wolf. >> all right. thanks very much, chris lawrence at the pentagon. let's hope they find this journalist and get him o
why would bashar al assad's regime f it did, make this video like this? and one expert on syria says it goes back to the very beginning when the assad regime tried to paint the opposition as control by jihadists and foreign-backed terrorists. >> the u.s. to date has been reluctant to buy into this narrative. and they have been very afraid of painting the entire opposition as an al qaeda-inspired revolt against the assad regime. however, this type of video would give credence and a grain...
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it is the ancestral home of the assad's. they are a large minority in this city and they dominate the hills behind. by charlotte saw's father is buried in these hills. we were -- bashar al-assad's father is buried in these hills. we were given rare access. he died in 2000, as syria's all- powerful president. it is often his -- it is often said his son is under pressure to preserve his legacy. this town was quiet when we visited. since then, there have been reported clashes between leading families. a measure of growing unease over their place in syria's troubled future. this region is still regarded as the president boss last lastbt -- president's redoubt. but war has reached part of this area. amateur video claims to show destruction in the community toward the turkish border. rebels now control some villages. the war is often described as a sectarian conflict. this man wants his identity hidden. he has long been in opposition. does he see it as a sectarian war? >> of course it is not. this is the work of the regime. from t
it is the ancestral home of the assad's. they are a large minority in this city and they dominate the hills behind. by charlotte saw's father is buried in these hills. we were -- bashar al-assad's father is buried in these hills. we were given rare access. he died in 2000, as syria's all- powerful president. it is often his -- it is often said his son is under pressure to preserve his legacy. this town was quiet when we visited. since then, there have been reported clashes between leading...
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. >> with the members of the security council, we know that russia has been supplying hardware for assad. we understand -- we think that the americans are supporting ticket. this is a security council who is doing nothing in this situation. why should anyone believe that the u.n. can fix things? >> you are right that the divisions in the council make a solution difficult. that was one of the reasons i resigned, as you know, but the challenge is to overcome those divisions and get them working -- i tried. at the beginning, they came together, but it was not sustained. if the security council is not made to come together, then we are in a really hopeless situation. >> and syria will descend further into war? >> it could get worse. it could get much worse. how do we solve the problem? militarization or intervention, in my judgment, will make the situation much worse. >> what do you foresee happening? >> i think the neighbors will be drawn in. already, we have seen thousands of refugees fleeing to jordan, lebanon, turkey, iraq. she hottest elements are coming in across the border -- jihadist
. >> with the members of the security council, we know that russia has been supplying hardware for assad. we understand -- we think that the americans are supporting ticket. this is a security council who is doing nothing in this situation. why should anyone believe that the u.n. can fix things? >> you are right that the divisions in the council make a solution difficult. that was one of the reasons i resigned, as you know, but the challenge is to overcome those divisions and get...
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assad goes as i believe eventually he will, what takes its place. how do we do that? these are complicated things. i don't know enough about-- when every one of these things is going on, gi out of my way not to talk to hillary about it so i don't have any information i shouldn't have so i don't inadvertently say something to you that i shouldn't say. so i don't know what their options are. but i think that if we have some nonlethal options that we could use to support the syrian opposition, i presume we would be doing it. and i wouldn't be surprised if we are. i think most people believe that assad is going to have to go. it's sooner or later he will. and their concern about whether-- whatever arrangements that succeeds him can preserve a secular state can preserve a state which gives women a commendable amount of opportunities when compared with the competition in the region, you know, and but is less oppressive, less repressive and less subject to the siren song of the iranians and hezbollah and other forces that promote terror in the region. >> rose: president mors
assad goes as i believe eventually he will, what takes its place. how do we do that? these are complicated things. i don't know enough about-- when every one of these things is going on, gi out of my way not to talk to hillary about it so i don't have any information i shouldn't have so i don't inadvertently say something to you that i shouldn't say. so i don't know what their options are. but i think that if we have some nonlethal options that we could use to support the syrian opposition, i...
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landing in turkey may be coming from weapons that itself provided to syrian rebels fighting bashar al assad that is according to a turkish newspaper this together with suggestions that kurdish separatists are mobilizing inside syria threatens to leave turkey in an awkward diplomatic position middle east correspondent paula she's got the latest on this. what we've witnessed now is five days of increasing conflict along the turkish syrian border at the same time we've seen shelling now taking place from both sides and there's real concern in the region that we could be looking at a full scale war between turkey and syria that started last week wednesday when a shell was fired from the syrian side into turkish territory and they had killed five members of the same family now the turkish prime minister erdogan has gone on record by saying that his country is ready for war and this follows the approval of a mandate last week by the turkish parliament in which they did give the green light for cross border operations but it's not as if the whole turkish population is behind the prime minister on
landing in turkey may be coming from weapons that itself provided to syrian rebels fighting bashar al assad that is according to a turkish newspaper this together with suggestions that kurdish separatists are mobilizing inside syria threatens to leave turkey in an awkward diplomatic position middle east correspondent paula she's got the latest on this. what we've witnessed now is five days of increasing conflict along the turkish syrian border at the same time we've seen shelling now taking...
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warning signs that israel might get a far more hostile neighbor if the opposition topples president assad. another uprising continues to get without any western attention a young man dies in a bahraini prison after claims he was denied medical help and having spent several months locked up for taking part in anti regime protests. plus georgia's president saakashvili admits defeat for his party in parliamentary elections despite reports of massive electoral fraud and ballot stuffing in its favor. hello this is r.t. love from moscow day pianist tuesday evening welcome if you just joined us my name is kevin now in first tonight syria has accused the u.s. france and their allies in the arab world of sabotaging peace efforts by supporting rebels with arms money and mercenaries the country's foreign minister delivered a fiery speech on the final day of the un general assembly meanwhile claims are merging with some of the western backed rebels who also have the support of israel might try to target jews if they manage to topple president or sad let's talk to the manager uncovered evidence of the
warning signs that israel might get a far more hostile neighbor if the opposition topples president assad. another uprising continues to get without any western attention a young man dies in a bahraini prison after claims he was denied medical help and having spent several months locked up for taking part in anti regime protests. plus georgia's president saakashvili admits defeat for his party in parliamentary elections despite reports of massive electoral fraud and ballot stuffing in its...
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president assad no longer controls his country, but equally he has not lost it. the longer the syrian deadlock, the greater the risk to its neighbors and the region will get sucked into confrontation. >> you will see this proxy conflict boiling over. you need some kind of international momentum to form a consensus that action can shift the ground away from conflict. >> note and to the conflict is in sight. syrian state television is that this does result of unbearable bombings and a lot of today. -- no end to the conflict is in sight. syrian state television said that this is the result of rebel bombings today. most of those killed were soldiers at an officer's club in a government-controlled districts. neither side can defeat the other end of the syrian neighbors are increasingly at risk. -- and syria's neighbors are increasingly at risk. >> the iranian currency has lost 40% of its value in the past week. many say that the government is partly to blame for the crisis which has hurt living standards and trade. we report from the turkish- iranian border. >> shopke
president assad no longer controls his country, but equally he has not lost it. the longer the syrian deadlock, the greater the risk to its neighbors and the region will get sucked into confrontation. >> you will see this proxy conflict boiling over. you need some kind of international momentum to form a consensus that action can shift the ground away from conflict. >> note and to the conflict is in sight. syrian state television is that this does result of unbearable bombings and a...
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syria are in fact being fired by weapons that turkey provided to the rebels to help them fight the assad regime so you have this law that i want to situation where turkey is being fired on by weaponry itself supplied to the rebels in addition to this we are also now receiving several reports that the syrian army of the kurdistan workers party is holding an army just fifteen kilometers from the takers border now the fighting which is concentrated in northern syria has seen kurds take advantage of the situation never really came to several cities they're. telling me they want independence from damascus but they have also now becoming a problem for turkey turkey of course is no stranger to the kurdish problem just overnight turkey's jets were firing at kurdish turnouts in northern iraq so here too you have a situation where turkey in its assistance to the rebels to fight assad is now having to fight because it's and seen an escalation in that problem as well. and on our website right now as the libyan military continues to surround an opposition stronghold leaving the residents of bani wali
syria are in fact being fired by weapons that turkey provided to the rebels to help them fight the assad regime so you have this law that i want to situation where turkey is being fired on by weaponry itself supplied to the rebels in addition to this we are also now receiving several reports that the syrian army of the kurdistan workers party is holding an army just fifteen kilometers from the takers border now the fighting which is concentrated in northern syria has seen kurds take advantage...
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all responsible nations need to band together to persuade the assad regime to have a cease- fire. >> reporter: parts of the syrian city lay in rubble following four explosions. syrian state tv says three sue a side bombers -- suicide bombers detonated cars. packed with explosives. they went off within minutes of each other near a military officers club. the city has become one of the biggest battlegrounds in the 18- month fight between rebels and government forces. serious parliament -- syria's parliament condemned the bombs as terrorists trying to oust president assad. the explosions triggered panic among some residents who just want the conflict to end. vinita nair for cbs news. >> president assad reportedly visited ahelp poe on tuesday to get a firsthand look at the fighting. he has ordered 30,000 more troops into that battle. >>> here's a look at some other things making news now at 4:37. teachers in chicago have approved a new three-year contract. it includes pay increases and a new evaluation system. the chicago board of education is expected to approve it later this month. the
all responsible nations need to band together to persuade the assad regime to have a cease- fire. >> reporter: parts of the syrian city lay in rubble following four explosions. syrian state tv says three sue a side bombers -- suicide bombers detonated cars. packed with explosives. they went off within minutes of each other near a military officers club. the city has become one of the biggest battlegrounds in the 18- month fight between rebels and government forces. serious parliament --...
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uses that to scare americans all after the after assad has been overthrown then the horrible islamicist are there so the us are going to step in and take over syria or do it through france turkey would also like to rejuvenate the ottoman empire i mean they they still remember that syria was part of the ottoman empire so with lebanon so it was iraq i'm a huge of it and so forth so right to have their own of their own all the time we have. added our of blue rockwell a dot com as well as writer and founder of the ludwig von mises institute thank you so much for your time thank you. now we are closely following developments as they unfold and we'll update you in a few minutes of more of the details from our washington correspondent you can. meanwhile iraq's prime minister who is in moscow speaks out against a potential nato intervention in syria under the guise of protecting the reach of a report on that is coming up. in moscow appeals court has free to one of the jailed members of the notorious pussy riot punk band. but up held the two year sentence for the two others the three women were
uses that to scare americans all after the after assad has been overthrown then the horrible islamicist are there so the us are going to step in and take over syria or do it through france turkey would also like to rejuvenate the ottoman empire i mean they they still remember that syria was part of the ottoman empire so with lebanon so it was iraq i'm a huge of it and so forth so right to have their own of their own all the time we have. added our of blue rockwell a dot com as well as writer...
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while at the same time gathering together countries who blame all the violence on president assad well the growing list of the dead lead to them changing the tone. i'm afraid you know we will out we still have a lot of people more because i think for this i'm going to stop all mine and we the fact that we have more and more attacks in aleppo in damascus which represent fifty person. the population of the sign that tourists are absolute seem unable to take control of this stone and we have to see that most cleaned go as well as in damascus the tama quiet and all the servants which have been held by the rebuild some weeks ago on their own that the army controlled so the fact that they do suicide bomb beings for me is the proof that they are not able to take control of this stuff and now do you expect the course of conflict to change in any way following these latest attacks well i think the conflict is going to last for long involved in the treaty but it is really no civil war but all sides show that the regime army strongman sooner or later they will take control again of most of the co
while at the same time gathering together countries who blame all the violence on president assad well the growing list of the dead lead to them changing the tone. i'm afraid you know we will out we still have a lot of people more because i think for this i'm going to stop all mine and we the fact that we have more and more attacks in aleppo in damascus which represent fifty person. the population of the sign that tourists are absolute seem unable to take control of this stone and we have to...
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of suicide bombers there is an abused newspaper that is reporting that the syrian president bashar assad is in the city of aleppo where he is visiting and see firsthand what the battles there have been bringing about and that he's also ordered at least some thirty thousand troops to be deployed it is unusual it certainly is rare that they have been suicide bombings in the city of aleppo there was a bombing back in february in which twenty eight people were killed but mostly you know all the suicide bomb bombings have been concentrated in the capital city of damascus and over the past few days and so the over the past few weeks there has been an intensified number of car bombs exploding where now the rebels have come forward and tamed responsibility for those car bombings so far no one has temper sponsibility for this particular attack but it certainly does have all the fingerprints of the rebel car bombing suicide attacks there was a call last week by rebel fighters in which they say that they would intensify the fighting in the mid they said that they were going to end the battle there
of suicide bombers there is an abused newspaper that is reporting that the syrian president bashar assad is in the city of aleppo where he is visiting and see firsthand what the battles there have been bringing about and that he's also ordered at least some thirty thousand troops to be deployed it is unusual it certainly is rare that they have been suicide bombings in the city of aleppo there was a bombing back in february in which twenty eight people were killed but mostly you know all the...
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this is the ancestral home of the assads. they are large minority in this city and they dominate the hills beyond. bashar al-assad's father is buried in these hills. we were given rare access to the family mausoleum. from poor roots, he died in 2000 as an all-powerful president. it's often said that his son is under pressure to preserve his legacy. the town was quiet when we visited. but since then there have been reported clashes between leading alawite families, a measure of growing unease over their place in syria's troubled future. this region is still regarded as the president's last holdout. there's even been speculation it could form a breakaway state. war has reached part of this area. this amateur video claims to show destruction in largely sunni muslim communities towards the turkish border. rebels now control some villages. the war is often described as a sectarian conflict. >> this man wants his identity hidden. and alawite, he has long been in opposition. >> of course it's nonsectarian. this is the work of the re
this is the ancestral home of the assads. they are large minority in this city and they dominate the hills beyond. bashar al-assad's father is buried in these hills. we were given rare access to the family mausoleum. from poor roots, he died in 2000 as an all-powerful president. it's often said that his son is under pressure to preserve his legacy. the town was quiet when we visited. but since then there have been reported clashes between leading alawite families, a measure of growing unease...